The principal characteristic of the saints is that they are loved by God and they love only God. Also, because of their proximity to God, when saints pray for something, it often happens. Many saints are hidden. That is, their outer lives do not look any different from the lives of their neighbors, although their inner lives are radiant with the Divine Presence. It is said that God hides the saints and lovers of God so that people will think that everyone else might be a saint and will therefore love and care for one another.
— James Fadiman, Robert Frager, Essential Sufism by James Fadiman, editor, Robert Frager, editor